New Democratic Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, a year ago today, Canadians changed the face of Canadian politics forever. Of course there was the NDP's unprecedented rise to official opposition status, but there was also a change in mentality that was even more impressive. Millions of Canadians decided to turn t

Petitions  Madam Speaker, today I have the honour to present a petition signed by 1,100 people from Sherbrooke who are rallying behind a man who is being deported tomorrow morning. They are calling on us to proclaim loud and clear our complete disagreement with and utter disbelief over the

Interim Supply  Madam Chair, can the President of the Treasury Board confirm to members of the House that the bill is in its usual form?

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2011-12  Madam Chair, can the President of the Treasury Board confirm to members of the House that the bill is in its usual form?

Protecting Air Service Act  Mr. Speaker, earlier I put a question to one of the hon. members opposite. I would like to put the same question again to the hon. member from the Liberal Party, the third party in the House. Once more, the government is setting up two categories of people in Canada: Air Canada

Air Service Operations Legislation  Mr. Speaker, I have a quick and simple question for the hon. member. This reminds me of the debate on Canada Post, when the Conservatives pitted two groups of people against one another: workers and other Canadians. We are seeing the same thing here. One might say that the hon.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, my colleague just tabled a report by the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics concerning CBC. Pursuant to Standing Order 35(2), I will take a few minutes this morning to briefly explain the dissenting opinion we included in the report. Fol

Senate Reform Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to be able to ask the hon. member a question. As she mentioned several times, this bill is a phoney reform. I get the impression that the Conservatives are trying to dodge the issue and avoid a constitutional debate. Right now, they are introducing a b

Senate Reform Act  Madam Speaker, I enjoyed listening to the speech by my colleague from Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. He spoke of the rhetoric in the preamble to the bill that the Conservatives are using to try and mislead people. The term “independent” is used, for example. I had

Senate Reform Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his excellent speech. I would like to know whether he agrees with me on something. Is the government not just creating a smokescreen with this bill—as it has with other bills—in claiming to want to reform the Senate? This is not

Copyright Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have heard my colleague speak to this bill. It is important for the opposition to express its point of view and be heard. I thought it was rather ironic that the hon. Conservative member asked the opposition earlier to propose things and tell the gove

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the F-35 procurement process has had so many problems that the Associate Minister of National Defence does not even know how to defend it anymore. Yesterday he said that all acquisitions and procurements currently under way for the Canadian Forces are “holy and decen

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member a fairly brief question. Here are some figures related to the economy. The unemployment rate is 7.6%, which is the highest it has been since the last election. The unemployment rate among young people is 14.5%. The unemployment ra

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague a question and congratulate her on a very passionate speech that conveys the opinions of the people in her riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel. My question pertains to Caterpillar's profits in recent years. In 2011, this company ha

National Sweater Day  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to remind the House that today, February 9, is World Wildlife Fund Canada's second National Sweater Day. I would therefore like to encourage all members to lower their thermostats and wear their favourite sweaters in order to take action against climate